This UpCup is an interesting kitchen gadget design by Australian kitchen goods brand Dreamfarm. Aimed at the anal retentive cooking set—those who want to get every last drop—it’s a measuring cup that can scrape itself clean, completely evacuating its contents. Think honey, peanut butter, batter, et cetera.
The plunging squeegee mechanism can then be popped out, and the entire thing can be thrown in the dishwasher.
It works with dry goods too, of course.
As you can see by the gradations on the handle, in the image above, it locks to pre-set volumes (1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/4 cup, 0 for scraping) though I can’t tell if that would make filling easier or harder; I don’t trust myself to fill right up to the brim without spilling any.
Locking at 0 is clever, though—it allows you to scrape off stuff that tends to cling.
The UpCup is made from BPA-free Tritan and runs $17.50.